Fraser-Pryce admits family balance hard to maintain

Paris: Shelly Ann Fraser Pryce, the most decorated woman sprinter in history, admitted on Thursday she finds it increasingly challenging to balance fa...

Paris: Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce, the most decorated woman sprinter in history, admitted on Thursday she finds it increasingly challenging to balance family life with her career on the track.

The 38-year-old Jamaican, speaking in Doha on the eve of her first appearance in a Diamond League meeting for three years, described life with her seven-year-old son Zyon as "hectic".

Zyon provided one of the enduring images of the 2019 world championships in the Qatari capital when Fraser-Pryce carried the then toddler around the track after winning the 100m.

The five-time 100m world champion said Zyon enjoys playing football and chess -- and she tries to be at as many of his tournaments as her training schedule allows.

"We have homework (with her son) and we're still training at 5:00 am and I must say it has been very difficult in the past year because he is much more aware, he is so involved in school," she said at a press conference.